| CPC F25B 49/022 (2013.01) [F25B 30/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
maintaining climate control information for a plurality of refrigerant climate control systems located at a plurality of different geographic locations within a predefined geographic region, wherein each refrigerant climate control system of the plurality of refrigerant climate control systems comprises a system that utilizes refrigerant to transfer heat from one location to another;
receiving energy optimization information that describes a characteristic associated with an electrical energy grid comprising a plurality of energy generation sources configured to provide electricity to at least some of the plurality of refrigerant climate control systems located within the predefined geographic region, wherein the characteristic is a present characteristic or a forecasted characteristic; and
generating a set of control signals for a set of refrigerant climate control systems of the plurality of refrigerant climate control systems based at least in part on the climate control information and the energy optimization information; and
sending the set of control signals to the set of refrigerant climate control systems, wherein each control signal is configured to cause the respective refrigerant climate control system to operate using the electricity from the electrical energy source.
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